Synonyms for provocation
ˌprɒv əˈkeɪ ʃənprovo·ca·tion

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1. provocation

   Synonyms:
   incitement, stimulus, stimulant, provocative, affront, indignity, insult

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1. aggravation, irritation, provocationnoun

   unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

   Synonyms:
   discomfort, temper, annoying, exacerbation, botheration, pique, innervation, incitement, incitation, excitation, soreness, irritation, exasperation, aggravation, vexation, annoyance

2. incitement, incitation, provocationnoun

   something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

   Synonyms:
   aggravation, exhortation, incitement, incitation, irritation

3. provocation, incitementnoun

   needed encouragement

   "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"

   Synonyms:
   aggravation, exhortation, incitement, incitation, irritation

Matched Categories

1. • Aggression
   • Encouragement
   • Psychic Energy

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1. provocationnoun

   Synonyms:
   incitement, stimulus, stimulant, incentive, provocative

2. provocationnoun

   Synonyms:
   affront, offence, indignity, insult

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1. List of paraphrases for "provocation":

   provocative, incitement, challenge, infliction

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How to use provocation in a sentence?

1. Pedro Sanchez:

   Besides being a provocation, which it is, its a move to undermine the institution of the (Catalan government) perpetrated by its own president ... I agree with the government; until there's a Catalan government, 155 will continue to be applied.

2. Sergey Lavrov:

   It looks very much like a planned provocation.

3. Antony Blinken:

   And just as we've been clear with Moscow, we're also urging Ukraine to continue to exercise restraint, because again, the Russian playbook is to claim provocation for something that they were planning to do all along.

4. Jeffrey Bank:

   Three women brutally attacked our hosts without provocation, got arrested and charged for their misconduct, and then, over the last several days, had their lawyer falsely and grossly misrepresent their acts of wanton violence in a cynical attempt to try to excuse the inexcusable.

5. Taku Sakamoto:

   I don't want Mr. Abe to do anything else that may be seen as provocation, because that's what would put us at a greater risk.